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The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a firefighter’s widow was not entitled to line-of-duty compensation even though his death was deemed compensable.
Patrick Williams served as a firefighter for the City of Kansas City for 38 years. Due to his exposure to multiple workplace carcinogens, he developed metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma and multiple myeloma.
Williams died as a result of his cancer in February 2018.
Williams’ widow filed… Read more »
West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for a knee injury.
Case: Jackson v. Monroe County Council on Aging, No. 25-ICA-484, 06/02/2026, published.
Facts: Sharon Jackson worked for the Monroe County Council on Aging. She allegedly injured her right knee at work on Oct. 4, 2024.
Jackson went to the WVU Medicine Princeton… Read more »
A New York appellate court upheld a jury’s verdict and award for a worker on part of his Labor Law claim, and it ruled that one of the defendants should have been granted indemnification from a third-party defendant.
Case: Sinera v. Bedford-Webster LLC, No. 23902/15, 06/09/2026, published.
Facts: Bubacarr Sinera suffered… Read more »News: WEST
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from allegedly being struck by a section of duct.
Case: Villanueva v. J.T. Magen & Co. Inc., No. 155823/20, 06/09/2026, published.
Facts: Carlos Villanueva suffered injuries while working on a construction project when a 350-pound section of duct struck… Read more »
The California Senate Appropriations Committee forwarded to the full chamber a bill that would permanently allow employers to pay indemnity benefits with prepaid debit cards.
AB 1683 would make permanent the debit card pilot project launched in 2018.
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday sent it to the floor for a vote by the full Senate pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8,… Read more »Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bill that explicitly identifies adenocarcinoma as a form of cancer that is presumed to be compensable for first responders, and it applies retroactively to June 30, 2021.
Hobbs on Monday signed SB 1215, which includes an itemized list of specific cancers that are part of the presumption, including… Read more »
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs seeks public comment on methods to test hearing and the best practices for evaluating occupational hearing loss.
In a request for information posted Tuesday, the OWCP asks for input from audiologists and other medical professionals, as well as… Read more »
New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed a bill allowing parties to a co-employment relationship to decide who will provide workers' compensation coverage for workers.
SB 655, which takes effect Aug. 11, repeals the law requiring employee leasing companies to pay for workers' compensation coverage for all leased workers.
The bill instead… Read more »
After decades of being wildly underpaid due to the Sunshine State’s abysmally low workers’ comp fee schedule, 2025 saw those worthies get a major jump in pay: 41%, to be precise.
That’s a key takeaway from the Workers Compensation Research Institute's recent report on nonfacility prices paid for workers’ comp medical services.
But — and it's a big… Read more »
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